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mpacuk
12/04/08

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Which camera did you use to take the picture of the cameras?
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Rabid Penguin
12/04/08

@mpacuk: Obviously the Canon. The Panasonic wouldn't have captured as much detail.
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iAirmanshirk
12/04/08

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Ppl stll by cmrs?
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Rabid Penguin
12/04/08

@iFans, Gather behind me.: With this economy, anymore they just steal them. But I'm sure some people get nostalgic of the "good ol' days" when they used to pay for things.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/04/08

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This review wasn't at all gay until the balls touched...

Seriously though, I'm in the market for such a camera at the moment, and am glad to see this roundup here. =) Thanks giz!
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max_k
12/04/08

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Amazon says that the Canon SD790 is $189.98.

If you're really going to spend $250, I'd get the Canon SD880, which is $246, has the 3" screen and IS but a wider zoom range. Its widest angle is about a 28mm equivalent for a 35mm-style camera, which is a good wide-angle shot.

I always find myself wishing for more wide, and rarely for more zoom, especially when photographing drunk friends indoors at a party, etc. I actually have the 870, which is last year's version of this camera, and it doesn't beat my Nikon D90 (which I got last week, and is amazing) but its a great little camera that has IS for low-light shots, fits easily in a pocket, and takes great photographs.
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Mark Wilson
12/04/08

@max_k: Many of these cameras go for far lower than their $250 retail.
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admoseremic
12/04/08

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Wow, very thorough. Once again, Canon rules the day. Thank you.
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rrwakc
12/04/08

@admoseremic: for that price I'd still prefered canon a590 which also has optical stabilizer (like one in some DSLR lenses) so you can take not-so blurry pictures in low light like concerts and parties from hand
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ceilingFANBOY
12/04/08

@rrwakc: It's not mentioned in the article, but I think this was only a test on ultra-compacts. You gain some features on the a590 (and oddly lose some, too) but the PowerShot aXXX series is much larger than the SD Elphs. I'm still using an SD400 which I like better than most of the newer ones. I don't take any pictures large enough to require a higher resolution. Noise at the highest ISO setting is really the only complaint I have.
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